New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
SHOCKING CONDITION or THE CITY HALL
REPORT OF THE SANITARY INSPECTORS THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.

EECOMNENDA1IONS
Sanitary inspectors L. NJ Hooper and A. 5 Napier have
made the following report the santary onloh OF tho
CITY Hall:
The house is partially brick partially e@rten and
Mayor' oco the space below The floor vas nooie With
- ns ~ 'be house Trans. The ba enent is ifans by agss
traps loosely In the tagging aud over the brick hou,,
drain There attempt at tight connection between
these traps and IRA below and god sewer
gas "a ages rom all sides OF the Steam from
steam mains IS ap Sei csc pc into h' honse
drain and waste pipes To prevent the waerco+et n -
The sol pi ~ rom the Cty Record is brInce
into unused chimney nuo running tir9nrs and h.vns
ss Sos s ~ S roo. s Is waste ' IN s
porier- tie waste from urnsl. IN The rotntds ar l
Alterinens room are not extnle above the roo SON:
eli many saes arr connected 70 main w. 's or 81
Of SniG tltb lie waste pipe. nom basins urnas etc ar.
in many connected To tie IN ct SIDE Of sell Of water
c cA;sro. are Mono S me wtereo,e att
for Ventilation MesI Of them ace vent'adip me re Nv
few have ventilation o, kind The traDs OF asns
oa'. are not ventilated The ssneri supply Of vci
o are syn or eSh ar m3t D rp @
oyefiow. were fonnd entirety dry ani wa pour
ing 0. t on nlo tie tank and con- Ar'msn~ me '.i
,s ta waste conne,te Win tho soil pipe The ont 20
tween tho branch wsercost vent and trsp in TO " yor,
vent pipe ana soil pipe sprung and open The oni
G Ss.%se9 i' N w' opel 81 0a ar i in r.. m pipe III D.
bal frOvi-ons Doing psrtiy e..
huO n the pDice waisr g-'i COM
pertinent detrctvelr ssei WIN cement u" SIX
trans auOrs kitchen hal iwo.nch op"n snt ID -
IS most cases tONea U. we "cr' "hf "''
10 A gunner 81 the Joint, ant trre r. p'oD'y
many :. N lar which cont lot lie Watrr'
closet comparimsnt TIE basement eScspt ft ~ '
the being loose. bro~ru AMI nts AM allowing
II IN through AMI accUml It on tho rarii % "H.
Respectful y recommend That TIE tastieh AM .f'E
house drain r-pl cod bg ca>irJn rln' di
ari cellar drains De prop"rf TIA re
Win running traps aud connect Ell therco tht a ha-te
an nipe. exenil fat for two fre above q" roo
that soil pipes be d.cOnnsfe rom ft' s-a
inlet 'e coset urpa tfap- AMI cinnfclrl -
the outlet ie of r"c'y with the So or vac
" IL ,conu"'t'i ron tr SD
an waste pipes aud made 70 d-chtrg, u'o1 ti Da fn5
floor thar ar pines ycrrl AMI al op-n joint e-
repaired and made TIGHT tar Al ap' OF nNn' cog.
meeting lines ~ vast" which rec We il' goa
NOR IN n one floor be properly ventilated To prevent po
that the small tanks ittdtt III " -
corparfu esrwher" rrpl Nv 90. TAR" nS
rOD.. O. a "ar ter ,lo-'f o ll' y
tl ct arranged 20" pr'D y hi'h ~ t ~
foat n D. vertical TA-f" pipe. ttt tlr e.
vc wooden hlrr, of watt Cos'' GO apartments 10 s
basement lcci by cOncrre AMI ih' s'lc' below nose
rhOIouzh cleanse. fIl al wa'erfo-ft G" ~
rlcnt. ventilated bv -uecil shafts "fr D. - l'.
VI en- thls practicable bY windows OF uatsliS 't y
hall That lll- g.. b' cleaned AM ttf IA Ell" ri
pm burnt ont AMI retare o. replaced 0Y m'A
closets.
III, Slni,r r. Iuspc say that the chaase' can ',
sor from 5000 $1,000. Pr sieut Bages recomhehs
that The iel Improvements be made at once